Armband badge holder

Abstract

A badge holder securable to a limb includes a badge holder pocket having first and second retaining wings extending from opposite sides of the pocket. The retaining wings have a passage extending through the wings. A strap assembly having a strap member with first and second ends is included. A first hook fitting is secured to the first end of the strap and a second hook fitting is secured to the second end of the strap. The first and second hook fittings are removably securable to the respective first and second wings by engaging the passages of the wings for coupling the strap assembly to the badge holder pocket.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A badge holder assembly securable to a limb comprising: a badge holder pocket having first and second retaining wings extending from opposite sides of the pocket, each retaining wing having a tube-like passage extending within the retaining wing, openings to the tube-like passage extending through opposed perimeter edges of the retaining wing; and   a strap assembly having a strap member with first and second ends, a first hook fitting being secured to the first end of the strap and a second hook fitting being secured to the second end of the strap, each hook fitting having a ring portion fixedly secured to the strap member and a hook member separated from the ring portion by an open ended slot, the open ended slot having a closed end and an opposed notch, the first and second hook fittings capable of being removably secured to the respective first and second wings by engaging the passages of the wings with the hook members and removably capturing the wings between the closed end and the opposed notch of the open ended slots for removably coupling the strap assembly to the badge holder pocket, each open ended slot having an entry way, the entry way including a straight elongate portion that is sized to compress material of the retaining wings during entry and exit.   
     
     
       2. The badge holder assembly of claim 1 in which the badge holder pocket is formed from two sheets of flexible transparent plastic material which are sealed together. 
     
     
       3. The badge holder assembly of claim 2 in which the retaining wings are formed by securing flexible material to the opposite sides of the pocket, the flexible material being folded to form the passages. 
     
     
       4. The badge holder assembly of claim 6 in which the flexible material of the retaining wings has a material thickness, each open ended slot having an entry way with a width that is about equal or less than the material thickness of the retaining wings. 
     
     
       5. The badge holder assembly of claim 4 in which the notch is formed by a protrusion extending from the hook member near the entry way. 
     
     
       6. The badge holder assembly of claim 5 in which the hook member at the first end of the strap faces in an opposite direction to the hook member at the second end of the strap. 
     
     
       7. The badge holder assembly of claim 2 in which access to the pocket is provided by a slit in one of the sheets of plastic material. 
     
     
       8. The badge holder assembly of claim 7 in which the badge holder pocket includes a heat sealed line between the slit and each wing for strength and flexibility. 
     
     
       9. The badge holder assembly of claim 1 in which the strap is made of elastic material. 
     
     
       10. The badge holder assembly of claim 9 in which the strap assembly is adjustable. 
     
     
       11. A badge holder assembly securable to a limb comprising: a badge holder pocket formed from two sheets of flexible transparent plastic which are sealed together, the badge holder pocket having first and second retaining wings extending from opposite sides of the pocket, each retaining wing having a tube-like passage extending within the retaining wing, openings to the tube-like passage extending through opposed angled perimeter edges of the retaining wing that angle towards each other; and   a strap assembly having a strap member with first and second ends, a first hook fitting being secured to the first end of the strap and a second hook fitting being secured to the second end of the strap, each hook fitting having a ring portion for securing to the strap member and a hook member separated from the ring portion by an open ended slot, the open ended slot having a closed end and an opposed notch, the first and second hook fittings capable of being removably secured to the respective first and second wings for removably coupling the strap assembly to the badge holder pocket by engaging the passages of the wings with the hook members and removably capturing the retaining wings between the closed end and the opposed notch of the open ended slots, each open ended slot having an entry way, the entry way including a straight elongate portion that is sized to compress material of the retaining wings during entry and exit.   
     
     
       12. The badge holder assembly of claim 11 in which the retaining wings are formed by securing flexible material to the opposite sides of the pocket, the flexible material being folded in half to form the passages. 
     
     
       13. The badge holder assembly of claim 12 in which access to the pocket is provided by a slit in one of the sheets of plastic material. 
     
     
       14. The badge holder assembly of claim 13 in which the badge holder pocket includes a heat sealed line between the slit and each wing for strength and flexibility. 
     
     
       15. The badge holder assembly of claim 14 in which the flexible material of the retaining wings has a material thickness, each open ended slot having an entry way with a width that is about equal or less than the material thickness of the retaining wings. 
     
     
       16. The badge holder assembly of claim 15 in which the notch is formed by a protrusion extending from the hook member near the entry way. 
     
     
       17. The badge holder assembly of claim 4 in which the hook member at the first end of the strap faces in an opposite direction to the hook member at the second end of the strap. 
     
     
       18. A method of forming a badge holder comprising the steps of: providing a badge holder pocket having first and second retaining wings extending from opposite sides of the pocket, each retaining wing having a tube-like passage extending within the retaining wing, openings to the tube-like passage extending through opposed perimeter edges of the retaining wing;   providing a strap assembly having a strap member with first and second ends, a first hook fitting being secured to the first end of the strap and a second hook fitting being secured to the second end of the strap, each hook fitting having a ring portion fixedly secured to the strap member and a hook member separated from the ring portion by an open ended slot, the open ended slot having a closed end and an opposed notch, the first and second hook fittings being removably securable to the respective first and second retaining wings with the hook members and removably capturing the wings between the closed end and the opposed notch of the open ended slots for removably coupling the strap assembly to the badge holder pocket by engaging the passages of the wings, each open ended slot having an entry way, the entry way including a straight elongate portion that is sized to compress material of the retaining wings during entry and exit.   
     
     
       19. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of forming the badge holder pocket by heat sealing two sheets of flexible transparent plastic material together. 
     
     
       20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of forming the retaining wings by folding flexible material in half and securing the flexible material to opposite sides of the pocket. 
     
     
       21. The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of forming a slit in one of the sheets of plastic material for providing access to the pocket. 
     
     
       22. The method of claim 21 further comprising the step of forming a heat sealed line between the slit and each wing for strength and flexibility. 
     
     
       23. The method of claim 20 in which the material of the retaining wings has a thickness, the method further comprising the step of forming an entry way to the open ended slot with a width that is about equal or less than the material thickness of the retaining wings. 
     
     
       24. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of positioning the hook member at the first end of the strap in an opposite direction to the hook member at the second end of the strap.